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BlackHole 2.0 now available, with a raft of hacker upgrades
Fave hacker toolkit BlackHole has gotten an upgrade. Version 2.0 of the exploit kit is now available to mine security holes for opportunities to infect machines with slew of malicious programs. It adds a host of new features, at the same pricing as before.
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Newest Mac Malware is Snatching Passwords
The anti-Virus firm that discovered the Flashback Trojan, Dr. Web, has discovered another family of Mac-based malware that targets passwords. In addition to Mac OS X, this malware also targets Linux installations.
It isn’t clear how the malware spreads, the security company explained in a blog post, but when examined – it was clearly targeting passwords entered into a number of Internet applications on Mac OS X and Linux.
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CSA Pushes Security Certification Scheme for Cloud Providers
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced additional details on its Open Certification Framework, an industry initiative to provide security certification for cloud providers.
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Gauss Attack Toolkit Targeting Lebanese Banks Related to Stuxnet, Flame
Gauss: "Nation-state cyber-surveillance meets banking Trojan"
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have uncovered what they believe is another nation-state sponsored cyber-espionage toolkit designed to steal data from individuals in the Middle East.
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FBI Sounds Alarm on Hotel WiFi Caper
The FBI is telling Americans who travel abroad to watch out for malicious hackers who use hotel WiFi networks to wheedle into victims' computers.
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Security and the Cloud: The Great Reconciliation
Security is often regarded as a drag on cloud adoption -- a necessary but complex chore that must be dealt with.
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Norway Rounds Up Alleged International Teenaged Cybervillains
Today in international tech news: A pair of teenagers are arrested in Norway for cyberattacks on, among others, Britain's Serious Organized Crime Agency and Germany's Bild newspaper.
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Symantec on the Move With Enterprise Security
Symantec rolled out new mobile security products recently, concentrating on the enterprise. Symantec has integrated technology from mobile application management vendor Nukona, which it purchased in April, to natively protect and control iOS, Android and HTML 5 apps in its mobile security product.
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MySpace Privacy Shenanigans Earn FTC Finger-Shaking
Faded social network MySpace has settled its dispute with the FTC over user privacy. The commission charged that MySpace gave advertisers access to user information without those users' knowledge or consent.
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The Australian Pol Who Hates 'Likes'
Today in international tech news: An Australian politician threatens to contact employers of people who "Liked" a satirical article about him, and then denies it.
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DHS Sounds Alarm on Gas Line Cyberthreat
U.S. natural gas companies have been under persistent attack from malicious hackers for several months, the Department of Homeland Security has disclosed.
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ACTA Runs Out of Gas in Europe
Today in international tech news: ACTA is essentially declared dead in Europe. Meanwhile, a journalist from The Guardian live-tweets his arrest in Moscow while covering -- or at least trying to cover -- the inauguration of Vladimir Putin.
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The Cloud's Booming Potential for the Networked Economy
The networked economy comes as a consequence of the major business and IT trends of the day -- those being cloud computing, mobile, social and big data -- according to Ariba CMO Tim Minahan. To appreciate the full impact of the networked economy, we need to recognize how previously internal processes are now becoming increasingly externalized.
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Flashback's Mac Malware Mess
Hundreds of thousands of Mac users have been drawn into a botnet, possibly making the so-called Flashback malware one of the single biggest Mac security incidents to date. "It's not about the operating system anymore; it's about the browser," said Trend Micro's Jamz Yaneza.
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Cyber Security in the Cloud: Trends, Challenges & Solutions at Cloud Expo
Information Security and Risk has become a top concern of IT organizations and consumers alike. Concern about inadequate Info Security remains the #1 obstacle to greater adoption of Cloud Computing, according to Intel's research.
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DNSChanger is a Wake-up Call for Enterprise and Government DNS Resolver Management
Cybercrime Never Sleeps—Enterprises and Government Entities Must Take Heed and Improve the Way They Operate Online.
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Security in the Cloud
An exclusive Q&A with David Meizlik, Vice President of Marketing at Dome9 Security
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The Over/Under on Cloud Security
Ever since the term "the cloud" came into use, security has been one of the subject's most hotly debated topics. Is it riskier from a security perspective to conduct operations and store data outside a business' own four walls? Or can security actually be better in the cloud, in the same way a safe deposit box may be a safer place to store valuables than one's own home?
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